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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 26 October 2020

26 October 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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WHO and Ogun State Port Health Service staff address officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps on COVID-19 safety measures at the Idiroko border area in Ogun State. They also hand out protective materials including sanitisers and face masks/ WHO Nigeria

Shoring up COVID-19 prevention in Nigeria’s border states

Lagos, 27 October, 2020 - Border security officers in Nigeria already…
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First WHO interregional training workshop on ensuring the quality of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCI) products, 14-16 October 2020

First WHO interregional training workshop on ensuring the quality of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCI) products, 14-16 October 2020

To strengthen the role of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 25 October 2020

25 October 2020 — Six (6) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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A vaccination campaign to protect 93 000 people from yellow fever

South Sudan conducts a vaccination campaign to protect 93 000 people from yellow fever

Juba, 26 October 2020 – It’s a busy Saturday morning and the second…
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Polio vaccination

WHO urges government to ensure that stopping Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cVDPV) remains an urgent priority for the National Polio programme

The World Polio Day was commemorated in Zambia on 23 October 2020…
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 24 October 2020

24 October 2020 — Eight (8) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of…
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WHO official on infection prevention and control assessment in selected schools

Taking no chances with infection prevention in educational institutions and healthcare facilities in the context of covid-19

As various health sector responders implement activities geared…
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